Tag: soundtrack

MMXVII Yes, it’s that time again. As some of you have probably noticed, the reviews have been more scarce with the focus being mainly on the podcast. With very few exceptions, just a few swipes of a phone screen and you can hear nearly every release there is, so my opinion of said release seems…

2017 : Heiðrunar Myrkrunar Format : 7″ It never really went away, but with the success of projects like Survive and the Stranger Things soundtrack, bands cranking out 80’s themed, John Carpenter-esque themes are at an all time high. Take a quick gander at eBay for “vintage synths” or hell, even companies like Moog reissuing classic analog…

2016 : Blood Music Format : LP/CD I don’t think there’s any other artist I know of right now that’s got so much hype surrounding them. Perturbator’s The Uncanny Valley was without a doubt one of the most agonizing waits I’ve endured in some time. Call me insane (my editor and some of our associates…

2015 : Self-Released Format : Cassette While listening to the always delightful Norelco Mori podcast a few episodes ago, I was mesmerized by a Brooklyn, NY artist I knew nothing of. I kept replaying the track that opened the show, “A Dream of Rain On A Coastal Town” over and over. Being the obsessive/compulsive music…

2015 : Blood Music Format : LP There seems to be something captivating small segments of the metal underground right now, something that’s actually not metal music at all. That something is what’s slowly come to be known as “Retro Futurism,” an electronic throwback to the likes of 80s horror and sci-fi movie soundtracks (John…